Skirt-fastener.



110.720,250. PATENTED FBB.101903.

j D. J.HAUPTMAN.

SKIRT FASTENER.

- AP PLIOATION nun HAB. 24. 1 2.

H0 NOBEL.

UNITED. STATES DAVID J. HAUPTMAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

S Kl RT-FAS-TEN ER.

SPEOIFIGATION forminpart of Letters Patent N0. 720,250, dated. February10, 1903.

7 Applicafiion fi1ed March 24, 1902. Ser ial N0. 99,730. (N0 mode1.)

T0 all wh0m 7125 7n0oy concern:

.Be it; known that I, DAVID J. HAUPTMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing ab Ohieago, in th e county of Oook and State 0'f 111in0is, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Skirt-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a fll11, elear, concise, and exact deseription,reference being had to the ac-j companying drawings, forming a part ofthis speeificacion.

My invention relates so a new and usefu1 impr overnent in devices forfasbening the placket 01 slit of a skirt together which is eapab le ofconvenient and easy manipulation';

and whieh when theparts are once fastened together will prevent the s&mefrom thereafter aecidentally unfastening, s;ireading apart, 01 gapping.

111 has been cormnon herefuofore 110 employ hooks and eyes t0 secure theoppositeedges 0f the plackeb together; but besides the' bronbleexperienced in fasteni ng the Same they do 11011 prevent the slit: fr0mspreading apart and gapping between sueeessivehooks, thus subjecting thewearer to' donstant mortification and annoyanee. My invention isdesigned so prevent the above-mentione diffioulties and teprovide adeVice which is simple and inexpensive, convenient 130 apply and 130use, and which will npt cause undue wear upon the dress-goods and willefficiently earry out and accomplish the purposes for which ita isdesigned.

T0 the accomplishinenb of these Obje cts and results my in-ventioncornprises stiffening members, preferably metallic, Placed upon eachside 01' edge of the s1it 01' placket, With means to secure themtogether, 'whereby when once fastened the, n'neeting edges of the.

s1it will remain closed and will'be prevented from opening er gapping.

My inventaiou further compris es the novel parts and combinations 01":parts hereinafter described, and partzicularly pointed out in theappended claims. f

In the accompanying drairvings', inwhieh the same reference charaetersdeSignate like parts througho"ut the se veral v iews; Figure 1 is aperspecive view'of a skirt-providedwith my improvement Fig. 2 is a viewreprsenting the Same upon a larger seale. Fig. 3 represents the metallieparts of the san1e in 6, and 7.

012 catches 8, projeeting from its edge, said' to the slit 01 placketz3.

detail. Fig. 4 is a seeional view upon the 1ine 4 4 of Fig. 2 and-looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a perspeetive view 0fthe 100p 0r fastening means upon one side of the s1ib 0t placket. Fig. 6is a detail view. V

The skirt 2 is provided with 'tahe usual slit or placket 3. Thestiffening rnembers are shown in Fig. 3 and comprise the strips 4, 5,The strip 4 'is provided With hooks hooks being conveniently formedintegral With the body portion of the strip. The strip 6 is providedwith notches or loops 9 upon adapted ho' engage. The loops 9 may beformed by bending over loops formed upon the edge 0f the strip, carebeing haken L0 provide room betweeh Ehe faee of the strip and Ehe ineide0f the 1oop 110 recei ve uhe hooks 01 catches 8, whieh are adaptzedfuopass bhrough the apiartures 10 in Ehe same.

The strips'5 and 7 have apertures 11, 001- responcling with similarapertnres 12 i nthe strips 4 and 6, wherebythey may beconveniently sewedubon oppositesidesfof the cloth forming t'he skirtz. This is shown ii1Fig. 4, as well as the manner of applying the same. The hook-st1jp 4 andLhe inri'er' stripv 5 are placed upon 0ppqsite sides ofnhe edge 14 ofthe material 0f. the skirt. They are then sewed in place by thread passing through the material and fthro gh' bhe'saidfapertures in the'strips; as will be &eadilyfunderstood by those .skilled in the art. Themain portion of the cloth may then be turned back ovet the strip 5 andthe edge 14 seeured the'reto 01 not, as preferred. The factof the clobhbeing drawn back over the edge of 'nhe sbrip 5, as shown in Fig. 6,presents a straight edge The opposite ege of the slit. is formedlikewise, but using the other strips 6 and 7, the stzrip 6 being placedinside andthe bther strip 7 u por 1 the 0lsher side f ehe edge 14 130reinferce the sanne and f01m thei stfaight edge f01: the slit .1 Whenthe strips are sewed in p1ace as descbed, the meeting edges of ehe s1it;may be seeured. together by insertaing theeatehes 8 it1the loops 9 anddrawing the Same together lengthwise t0 eause the hooks 110 engage theedges of Ehe loops. When the parts are so caught 130- its inner faee,with Which the hooks 8 are geher, the opposite edges 0E the slit; arelbroughts together throughout their length and are firrnly held in thatposition and cannot spread apart; 01 g-ap be'oween hooks, as in the oldstyle, where hooks and eyes were employed, whereby a neat and pleasingappearance is presented t0 thls part of the skirt, and there is 110annoyance 01 objection to their use.

In order L0 draw the parts more closely together, the edges 13 Of thehooks may be slanted a trifle, whereby when the partas are hooked anddrawn together the edges 0f the placket will be erowded and boundtogether.

In will be understood Ll1a1s einher fastening means than the hooks andcatches described may be employed and (hat varions other changes,alteranions, and substitutions may be made throughont wit-hout;departing from the spirit of my inventaion, and I therefore do not;want: t0 be limited to the precise details shown and described.

Having tl1us described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire o0secnre by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combinatsion wibh a skirt having a slit 01 plaeket in the rearthereof, of a metallic strip along one edge of the slib 01' placket andover whieh strip fihe material of the skirt is folded inwardly andelosely drawn thus avoiding all seams ab the placket edges, a secondstarip plaeed upon the inne1 side of the said inwardly-folded porion,said strips being beneath the waistband 0f the skirt and sewed in placeand the said inner sta1ip being provided With hooks 01 catches, similarstrips placed along the obher edge of the slit 01 plaeketand secnred inlike manner, and loops o1 eatches formed upon the latter inner stripWith which the hooks 01' catehes carried by the opposite strip engage tofasten the plaeket or slit together to seeure a neat, smooth and secnreclosure thereof, substantially as described.

2. The connbination with a skirt having a plaeket; 01 slit in its upperparb, 0f a fastener therefor comprising a strip of metal 01 equivalentmaberial placed npon each edge of the plaeket; 01 slit of the skiru andover whieh strip the fabric 0f the skirt is folded inwardly and closelydrawn so as to form smoobl1 and straight; opposed edges 0f the plaeket;01 slit devoid of seams, said strips being indepenclent; of each otherand terminating short; of the lower end 0f the placket er slit so as topermit them to be bodily separated ab all polnts, and a plmality ofeatches placed ab frequent intervals aloug the opposed edges 0f theplacket er slit for temporarily fastening said strips together edge 130edge and in the same plane to close the placket 01 slit and t0 maintainthe same closed and smooth, whereby the gapping of the placket 01 slitis prevented and a continuous, neat and smootah closure of the satne issecnred, substantially as described.

3. The coxnbination wibh a skirb having a plaeket 01' slib in its npperpart1, of a fastener for said placket er slit comprising metallic stripso1 eqnivalent members secured along the opposed edges of the placket erslit1 over which the fabrie of the skirtsis folded inwardly and closelydrawn so as to form smooth and straight opposed edges 0f the plaeket 01slit; devoid 0f seams, said strips being independent of each other andof less length than the placket o1 slit: whereby the plaeket-opening 01sli in the said skirta may be of the usual length to permit the same tobe widely and freely opened and whereby the said fasbener does notinconvenience the wearer, said strips being also entirely beneath thewaistband to permit; free movement of the skirt, and a pluraliby ofcatches placed als frequent intervals along the opposed edges of theseid placket 01 slit; fo1 fasbening said opposed sbrips togeLher edge toedge and in the same plane 130 close the said opening er slit whilebeing worn and t0 preventa in from gapping, substantially as described.

4. The cornbinauion with a skirt having a placket 0x slit1 in is npperpart, of a plaeketfastener for the placket: 0r slit of the skirt,comprising metal 01 equivalent strips plaeed ab the opposed edges of theplacket, the fabric 0f the skirt ab each edge 0f the placket; or slitbeing folded or turned iuwardly and back over the said strip, wherebysmooth and straight edges are formed upon the placket 01 slit1, 0Lherstrips sewed 01 otherwise secnred in place upon the inside edges of theplacket, and catohes to secure saidinner strips 1:0gether edge t0 edgeand in the san1e plane, to form a seen1e fastening means for the opposededges of the placketa 01 slit whereby the same is prevenec'l fromgapping and a neat and smooth elosure is secured, snbstantially asdescribed.

5. The combination with a skirt having placket 01 slit in its upperpart, of a fastener for said plaekeb o1 slits, comprising metallicstrips placed bebween the outer and inner portions of the fabrie whiehis folded over and inwardly ab the opposite edges of the placket-openingor slit, other metallic strips placed upon the inner side of the foldedfabric ab the edges 0f the plaeket-openiug one et the inner strips uponone side 0f the opening being provided with hooks 8 and the 001-responding strip upon the other side of the opening having the loops 9,whereby the plackeb may be closed by catehing said hocke and loopstogether so that; the strips are held togeher, edge 130 edge and in thesame plane, substantially as described.

In wibness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence oftwo witnesses.

DAVID J. IIAUPTMAN.

Witnesses:

W. CLYDE JONES, ROBERT LEWIS AMES.

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